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James Boyd 1855 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1855

Birth Location: Saint Quivox, Ayrshire

Death Date: 11 Dec 1930

Death Location: Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: John Boyd

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): Eliza Shields, Jeanie Miller

Children(s): Margaret Boyd, Mary Boyd, Sarah Boyd, Robina Boyd, John Boyd, James Boyd, Hugh Boyd, Peter Boyd

Born in 1855 in Saint Quivox, Ayrshire, James Boyd was the child of John Boyd and Margaret Smith. In time, James Boyd married Eliza Shields and Jeanie Miller, and they raised a family that included Margaret Boyd, Mary Boyd, Sarah Shields Boyd, Robina Boyd, John Boyd, James Boyd, Hugh Boyd and Peter Shields Boyd. James Boyd died in Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1930.

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Parents

John Boyd
1831 – 1898
Birth Location: Ireland
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Margaret Smith
1827 – 1910
Birth Location: Dalrymple, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Shields
1856 – 1899
Birth Location: , , , Ireland
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Jeanie Miller
1862 –
Birth Location: –
JM

Children(s)

Margaret Boyd
1880 –
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MB
Mary Boyd
1882 – 1941
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
MB
Sarah Boyd
1883 – 1961
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
SB
Robina Boyd
1885 –
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
RB
John Boyd
1887 – 1968
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Boyd
1890 – 1952
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Hugh Boyd
1893 – 1963
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Peter Boyd
1896 –
Birth Location: Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland
PB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Aug 1854
    Event Place: Newton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1855
    Event Place: Saint Quivox, Ayrshire
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: St Quivox; ED: 27; Page: 21; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1861_82, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 5; Page: 40; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_153

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: St Quivox, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: St Quivox; ED: 27; Page: 21; Line: 19; Roll: CSSCT1861_82

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1871 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 5; Page: 40; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1871_153

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 Dec 1930
    Event Place: Douglas Water, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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